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One Colorado Springs radio station has yanked a Trailhead Group-sponsored ad and the 4th Judicial District Attorney is investigating whether the Denver-based 527 organization has broken state law that prohibits false statements about political candidates.
Crying foul over false content, the John Morse for Senate campaign is demanding that Trailhead Group-sponsored radio spots attacking him as "incompetent" be pulled off the air.
The Trailhead Group has fired a wild potshot at Democrat John Morse, who is running in Colorado Springs' Senate District 11 against incumbent Ed Jones in one of the top targeted races in Colorado this year.